HydraHyde® is Wells Lamont’s patent-pending, specially-tanned leather that is both water resistant and breathable.
Standard leather gloves absorb water and perspiration. When they do, they get hot and uncomfortable. When they dry out, they get stiff and boardy, never to regain their original natural feel. And who wants that?
Wells Lamont HydraHyde® leather:
- Stays drier
- Stays softer
- Breathes better
Drier hands are warmer hands, and our HydraHyde® leather helps make that happen. This means improved comfort and wear over the life of the leather.
Exceeds international standards
Wells Lamont HydraHyde® has been tested through the British Leather Centre, the world-renowned institute for leather research and testing.
- BSEN 420.2003 Sec 4.2 Water Penetration / Water Resistance Test – HydraHyde® passed with a maximum level 4 water resistance rating.
- BSEN 420.2003 Sec 5.3 Water Vapor Transmission / Breathability Test – HydraHyde® passed exceeding the minimum requirements by over 200%.
We could have used HydraHyde® to develop extra-fancy work gloves with lots of extra costs, but we didn’t. Instead, we took our tried and true work glove designs, added a few tweaks, and swapped out that old water-absorbing leather with our new HydraHyde® leather.
What we get then is a good, trusty work glove that is:
- Water resistant – seals out moisture.
- Breathable – keeps hands drier.